While the latest rumors suggest the iPad 2 spec may be decidedly more like an iPad 1.5, the image above gives us clear evidence Apple’s second-gen tablet won’t just ship in black this time.

Here’s the alternative new black bezel:

9 to 5 Mac say that the camera holes on both these bezels match perfectly the screen protectors they’ve seen for the new tablet.

Apple hasn’t had much luck with the color white lately. The promised white iPhone 4 has never appeared for sale due to issues getting the color to work with the smartphone’s casing. But the appearance of a white iPad 2 part suggests those issues have been worked out, and it also bodes well for us seeing a white iPhone 5 later this year.

Whether the white iPad 2 will be available from launch is unknown, but with white parts existing the iPad 2 could appear in both colors at the Apple event on March 2nd.